Teachers

I have had many amazing teaching moments throughout my career, whether it was a student who mastered a somersault without support or my FS1 student who managed to hit a number of targets in a lesson. Every success my students gain at every level, brings 
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Having always had a huge interest in sport and playing hockey at a provincial level in Ireland, I knew my future would focus on promoting health and wellbeing amongst young people. I studied Sports Studies and Physical Education at University College Cork and never looked 
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The best moments as a PE Teacher are always the sports fixtures and trips. My favourite memory so far as a teacher has to be winning the North West Rugby Final with my Year 10 team. It was great to see their athleticism against other 
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After graduating in 2009 with a degree in English Language and Literature, I spent a year in Boston participating in a program where I taught Spanish to international college students from all over the world. I was so fortunate to meet and learn from many 
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My journey began in 2011 in Johannesburg, South Africa. I was completing a teaching practical at a prominent all boys high school when I was approached by the headmaster and asked if I was interested in taking on a permanent post teaching English and History, 
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I am immensely proud of every student I have had the privilege to work with. Every day, teachers get to see a win. Sometimes they are the big moments, but mostly they are the small, blink and you will miss them glimmers of magic, and 
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My background was very unbookish, I wanted to play football and not much else. Then I was taught design by Peter Pickering (Mr. Pickering to me), and it was as though he walked into my head and turned all the lights on. He taught me 
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I worked as a Head of BTEC and Head of Year 7 & 8 and found my passion in leading academics. I moved to Dubai young and eager to explore in 2015, and was met with the opportunity to connect with many new people and 
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After graduating from University, I secured a place on the highly acclaimed Marks and Spencer Graduate Management Programme. I was promoted to the post of Commercial Manager in Bangor, Northern Ireland, responsible for the food, clothing and operations side of the business. After my invaluable 
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It is difficult to pinpoint a best moment because something will happen every day that reminds me why teaching is such a rewarding career, it is usually the ‘penny-drop moment’. However, one thing I particularly enjoy is when past students come back to visit and 
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